The Levites received within the land owned by the Israelites forty-eight cities in all and their grazing areas.

The Merarite clans (the remaining Levites) were allotted twelve cities.

No Anakites were left in Israelite territory, though some remained in Gaza, Gath, and Ashdod.

That day the Lord brought honor to Joshua before all Israel. They respected him all his life, just as they had respected Moses.

So the Israelites assigned these cities and their grazing areas to the Levites from their own holdings, as the Lord had instructed.

Joshua did as they said; he kept the Israelites from killing them

The priests descended from Aaron received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.

The Israelites were satisfied with their report and gave thanks to God. They said nothing more about launching an attack to destroy the land in which the Reubenites and Gadites lived.

This is why Joshua had to circumcise them: All the men old enough to fight when they left Egypt died on the journey through the desert after they left Egypt.

Their territory also included Gilead, Geshurite and Maacathite territory, all Mount Hermon, and all Bashan to Salecah –

Joshua assembled all the Israelite tribes at Shechem. He summoned Israel’s elders, rulers, judges, and leaders, and they appeared before God.

Joseph’s descendants, Manasseh and Ephraim, were assigned their land.

Their assigned land included Zorah, Eshtaol, Ir Shemesh,

Joshua captured all these royal cities and all their kings and annihilated them with the sword, as Moses the Lord’s servant had commanded.

Israel worshiped the Lord throughout Joshua’s lifetime and as long as the elderly men who outlived him remained alive. These men had experienced firsthand everything the Lord had done for Israel.

All the silver and gold, as well as bronze and iron items, belong to the Lord. They must go into the Lord’s treasury.”

As the Lord had instructed, they gave him the city he requested – Timnath Serah in the Ephraimite hill country. He built up the city and lived in it.

Then the whole army safely returned to Joshua at the camp in Makkedah. No one dared threaten the Israelites.

The Gershonite clans received thirteen cities and their grazing areas.

Kiriathaim, Sibmah, Zereth Shahar on the hill in the valley,